Real Estate and Resort Development in The Bahamas: an introduction March 2021 | By David Johnstone and Chelon Carr-Newbold Current Market Conditions Abaco, Grand Bahama and the surrounding Cays were severely impacted by Hurricane Dorian in 2019. The real […] — Read More
COVID-19 Legal Alerts August 2020 | By Chelon Carr-Newbold August 4, 2020 The Bahamian Government has ordered the mandatory closure of all non-essential businesses and a national stay-at-home order […] — Read More
Tax consequences of transferring Bahamian real property held by a company for estate planning purposes July 2020 | By Chelon Carr-Newbold and Renai Martin Introduction This article considers the tax consequences of transferring Bahamian real property held by a company for estate planning purposes. […] — Read More
Special Tax Relief for Abaco and Grand Bahama January 2020 | By Chelon Carr-Newbold To encourage the rebuilding effort in Abaco, Grand Bahama and the surrounding Cays (the “Zone”) after Hurricane Dorian, tax relief […] — Read More
New tax reforms in effect June 2019 | By Chelon Carr-Newbold In the 2019/2020 Budget Communication the government announced various tax reforms which came into effect on 1 July 2019. This […] — Read More
Buying real estate – when to engage an attorney? January 2019 | By Chelon Carr-Newbold So you’ve found the ideal property to purchase – what’s the next step? Engage an attorney. A well-chosen attorney will […] — Read More
2018/2019 Government Budget Communication: Tax Reforms July 2018 | By Chelon Carr-Newbold This is an overview of the new tax reforms announced in the 2018/2019 Budget Communication by the Minnis Administration and […] — Read More
The residential mortgage business in The Bahamas – a new game changer February 2018 | By Chelon Carr-Newbold This is an explanatory memo on the Homeowners Protection Act, 2017 (“HPA”) and is only intended to give the main […] — Read More